Articles on Indigenous culture

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Composer William Barton in 2013. Indigenous composers have long been working in the field, but the contribution of Indigenous music and culture to Australian composition deserves greater recognition.
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April 30, 2019

Of 19 World Heritage sites across the country, only two, Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta, recognise the values of "living" Aboriginal culture. None of Australia's three sites inscribed purely for cultural values recognises Aboriginal people.

Maningrida, a community on Australia’s remote north-central coast, is a language hotspot.
Jill Vaughan
December 4, 2018

On Wangkumarra land, in the corner-country near the borders of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia, stands an ancient stone arrangement. It has been placed to the side of a huge complex, rivalling…

A souvenir stand in the Canary Islands displaying boomerangs (on the right).
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November 28, 2017

The production of fake First Nations art is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cultural appropriation. From 'didge therapy' to the overuse of words like 'deadly' here's a (subjective) guide to what to avoid.

The Burrup Peninsula, or Murujuga, contains over a million individual works of rock art by the Yaburara people.
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November 21, 2017

From 30,000-year-old cave paintings to The Man From Snowy River, wild horses have always been part of human culture. As Australia debates what to do with 'brumbies' in mountain environments, it's time to reconsider their place.